Analysis of the most affected countries in Europe

Cross-country comparison over absolute dates

Confirmed

Dead

Daily Dead (7-Day Average)

Active

Cross-country comparison with approximately aligned start days

Confirmed

Dead

Daily Dead (7-Day Average)

Active

Per-country analysis with exponential and sigmoidal projections, and new cases analysis

IMPORTANT: The projections are only accurate if the fit is good (it often isn't), and assuming nothing changes going forward. The sigmoid is omitted if a reasonable fit can't be computed, but this still doesn't mean that the fit is good if it is shown.

The dashed lines show best fit projections from a few previous days for comparison.

Belgium

Population $11,589,623$

Confirmed

Start date 2020-03-03 (1st day with 1 confirmed per million)

Latest number $52,011$ on 2020-05-08

Best fit exponential: \(4.76 \times 10^{3} \times 10^{0.017t}\) (doubling rate \(17.8\) days)
Best fit sigmoid: \(\dfrac{52,484.6}{1 + 10^{-0.054 (t - 39.1)}}\) (asimptote \(52,484.6\))

Dead

Start date 2020-03-11 (1st day with 0.1 dead per million)

Latest number $8,521$ on 2020-05-08

Best fit exponential: \(646 \times 10^{0.020t}\) (doubling rate \(14.7\) days)
Best fit sigmoid: \(\dfrac{8,305.6}{1 + 10^{-0.069 (t - 35.3)}}\) (asimptote \(8,305.6\))

Active

Start date 2020-03-03 (1st day with 1 active per million)

Latest number $30,289$ on 2020-05-08

Spain

Population $46,754,778$

Confirmed

Start date 2020-03-01 (1st day with 1 confirmed per million)

Latest number $222,857$ on 2020-05-08

Best fit exponential: \(3.21 \times 10^{4} \times 10^{0.014t}\) (doubling rate \(22.0\) days)
Best fit sigmoid: \(\dfrac{216,810.6}{1 + 10^{-0.063 (t - 33.5)}}\) (asimptote \(216,810.6\))

Dead

Start date 2020-03-06 (1st day with 0.1 dead per million)

Latest number $26,299$ on 2020-05-08

Best fit exponential: \(3.46 \times 10^{3} \times 10^{0.015t}\) (doubling rate \(19.9\) days)
Best fit sigmoid: \(\dfrac{25,261.2}{1 + 10^{-0.059 (t - 32.1)}}\) (asimptote \(25,261.2\))

Active

Start date 2020-03-01 (1st day with 1 active per million)

Latest number $65,410$ on 2020-05-08

Italy

Population $60,461,826$

Confirmed

Start date 2020-02-22 (1st day with 1 confirmed per million)

Latest number $217,185$ on 2020-05-08

Best fit exponential: \(2.68 \times 10^{4} \times 10^{0.013t}\) (doubling rate \(23.2\) days)
Best fit sigmoid: \(\dfrac{212,925.5}{1 + 10^{-0.046 (t - 40.3)}}\) (asimptote \(212,925.5\))

Dead

Start date 2020-02-24 (1st day with 0.1 dead per million)

Latest number $30,201$ on 2020-05-08

Best fit exponential: \(3.12 \times 10^{3} \times 10^{0.014t}\) (doubling rate \(21.0\) days)
Best fit sigmoid: \(\dfrac{29,529.0}{1 + 10^{-0.048 (t - 41.4)}}\) (asimptote \(29,529.0\))

Active

Start date 2020-02-23 (1st day with 1 active per million)

Latest number $87,961$ on 2020-05-08

United Kingdom

Population $67,886,011$

Confirmed

Start date 2020-03-04 (1st day with 1 confirmed per million)

Latest number $212,629$ on 2020-05-08

Best fit exponential: \(1.06 \times 10^{4} \times 10^{0.021t}\) (doubling rate \(14.6\) days)
Best fit sigmoid: \(\dfrac{222,387.5}{1 + 10^{-0.048 (t - 45.5)}}\) (asimptote \(222,387.5\))

Dead

Start date 2020-03-10 (1st day with 0.1 dead per million)

Latest number $31,316$ on 2020-05-08

Best fit exponential: \(2.03 \times 10^{3} \times 10^{0.021t}\) (doubling rate \(14.3\) days)
Best fit sigmoid: \(\dfrac{31,498.0}{1 + 10^{-0.058 (t - 38.2)}}\) (asimptote \(31,498.0\))

Active

Start date 2020-03-04 (1st day with 1 active per million)

Latest number $180,316$ on 2020-05-08

France

Population $65,273,511$

Confirmed

Start date 2020-02-29 (1st day with 1 confirmed per million)

Latest number $176,202$ on 2020-05-08

Best fit exponential: \(1.78 \times 10^{4} \times 10^{0.016t}\) (doubling rate \(19.2\) days)
Best fit sigmoid: \(\dfrac{176,926.3}{1 + 10^{-0.060 (t - 39.4)}}\) (asimptote \(176,926.3\))

Dead

Start date 2020-03-06 (1st day with 0.1 dead per million)

Latest number $26,233$ on 2020-05-08

Best fit exponential: \(2.33 \times 10^{3} \times 10^{0.018t}\) (doubling rate \(16.8\) days)
Best fit sigmoid: \(\dfrac{25,572.0}{1 + 10^{-0.067 (t - 36.5)}}\) (asimptote \(25,572.0\))

Active

Start date 2020-02-29 (1st day with 1 active per million)

Latest number $94,077$ on 2020-05-08

Sweden

Population $10,099,265$

Confirmed

Start date 2020-02-29 (1st day with 1 confirmed per million)

Latest number $25,265$ on 2020-05-08

Best fit exponential: \(1.32 \times 10^{3} \times 10^{0.019t}\) (doubling rate \(15.8\) days)
Best fit sigmoid: \(\dfrac{28,711.0}{1 + 10^{-0.039 (t - 50.7)}}\) (asimptote \(28,711.0\))

Dead

Start date 2020-03-14 (1st day with 0.1 dead per million)

Latest number $3,175$ on 2020-05-08

Best fit exponential: \(184 \times 10^{0.023t}\) (doubling rate \(13.0\) days)
Best fit sigmoid: \(\dfrac{3,280.5}{1 + 10^{-0.055 (t - 37.7)}}\) (asimptote \(3,280.5\))

Active

Start date 2020-02-29 (1st day with 1 active per million)

Latest number $17,119$ on 2020-05-08

Netherlands

Population $17,134,872$

Confirmed

Start date 2020-03-02 (1st day with 1 confirmed per million)

Latest number $42,292$ on 2020-05-08

Best fit exponential: \(4.39 \times 10^{3} \times 10^{0.016t}\) (doubling rate \(19.0\) days)
Best fit sigmoid: \(\dfrac{42,728.9}{1 + 10^{-0.051 (t - 38.4)}}\) (asimptote \(42,728.9\))

Dead

Start date 2020-03-08 (1st day with 0.1 dead per million)

Latest number $5,377$ on 2020-05-08

Best fit exponential: \(509 \times 10^{0.018t}\) (doubling rate \(16.9\) days)
Best fit sigmoid: \(\dfrac{5,356.4}{1 + 10^{-0.054 (t - 35.8)}}\) (asimptote \(5,356.4\))

Active

Start date 2020-03-02 (1st day with 1 active per million)

Latest number $36,768$ on 2020-05-08

Ireland

Population $4,937,786$

Confirmed

Start date 2020-03-04 (1st day with 1 confirmed per million)

Latest number $22,541$ on 2020-05-08

Best fit exponential: \(1.39 \times 10^{3} \times 10^{0.020t}\) (doubling rate \(15.3\) days)
Best fit sigmoid: \(\dfrac{23,333.4}{1 + 10^{-0.058 (t - 42.5)}}\) (asimptote \(23,333.4\))

Dead

Start date 2020-03-11 (1st day with 0.1 dead per million)

Latest number $1,429$ on 2020-05-08

Best fit exponential: \(55.2 \times 10^{0.025t}\) (doubling rate \(11.9\) days)
Best fit sigmoid: \(\dfrac{1,554.1}{1 + 10^{-0.063 (t - 42.2)}}\) (asimptote \(1,554.1\))

Active

Start date 2020-03-04 (1st day with 1 active per million)

Latest number $4,002$ on 2020-05-08

Recovering countries that had over 300 active cases at peak

List of all recovering countries (the top 4 not covered above are also analyzed below)

Iceland recovered 98%
Luxembourg recovered 91%
Austria recovered 86%
Switzerland recovered 84%
Malta recovered 82%
Germany recovered 71%
Croatia recovered 69%
Andorra recovered 67%
North Macedonia recovered 59%
Denmark recovered 54%
Slovakia recovered 49%
Lithuania recovered 41%
Czechia recovered 37%
Spain recovered 36%
Italy recovered 19%

Iceland

Population $341,243$

Confirmed

Start date 2020-02-28 (1st day with 1 confirmed per million)

Latest number $1,801$ on 2020-05-08

Best fit exponential: \(386 \times 10^{0.011t}\) (doubling rate \(27.1\) days)
Best fit sigmoid: \(\dfrac{1,801.9}{1 + 10^{-0.077 (t - 29.3)}}\) (asimptote \(1,801.9\))

Dead

Start date 2020-03-15 (1st day with 0.1 dead per million)

Latest number $10$ on 2020-05-08

Best fit exponential: \(2.43 \times 10^{0.013t}\) (doubling rate \(23.0\) days)
Best fit sigmoid: \(\dfrac{10.3}{1 + 10^{-0.068 (t - 22.8)}}\) (asimptote \(10.3\))

Active

Start date 2020-02-28 (1st day with 1 active per million)

Latest number $26$ on 2020-05-08

Luxembourg

Population $625,978$

Confirmed

Start date 2020-02-29 (1st day with 1 confirmed per million)

Latest number $3,871$ on 2020-05-08

Best fit exponential: \(678 \times 10^{0.012t}\) (doubling rate \(24.3\) days)
Best fit sigmoid: \(\dfrac{3,717.7}{1 + 10^{-0.078 (t - 30.4)}}\) (asimptote \(3,717.7\))

Dead

Start date 2020-03-14 (1st day with 0.1 dead per million)

Latest number $100$ on 2020-05-08

Best fit exponential: \(16.3 \times 10^{0.016t}\) (doubling rate \(19.4\) days)
Best fit sigmoid: \(\dfrac{96.8}{1 + 10^{-0.059 (t - 26.5)}}\) (asimptote \(96.8\))

Active

Start date 2020-02-29 (1st day with 1 active per million)

Latest number $245$ on 2020-05-08

Austria

Population $9,006,398$

Confirmed

Start date 2020-03-01 (1st day with 1 confirmed per million)

Latest number $15,774$ on 2020-05-08

Best fit exponential: \(3.24 \times 10^{3} \times 10^{0.012t}\) (doubling rate \(26.1\) days)
Best fit sigmoid: \(\dfrac{15,182.9}{1 + 10^{-0.082 (t - 27.9)}}\) (asimptote \(15,182.9\))

Dead

Start date 2020-03-12 (1st day with 0.1 dead per million)

Latest number $614$ on 2020-05-08

Best fit exponential: \(78.2 \times 10^{0.017t}\) (doubling rate \(17.6\) days)
Best fit sigmoid: \(\dfrac{614.6}{1 + 10^{-0.062 (t - 30.4)}}\) (asimptote \(614.6\))

Active

Start date 2020-03-01 (1st day with 1 active per million)

Latest number $1,324$ on 2020-05-08

Switzerland

Population $8,654,622$

Confirmed

Start date 2020-02-29 (1st day with 1 confirmed per million)

Latest number $30,207$ on 2020-05-08

Best fit exponential: \(5.49 \times 10^{3} \times 10^{0.012t}\) (doubling rate \(24.9\) days)
Best fit sigmoid: \(\dfrac{29,379.2}{1 + 10^{-0.066 (t - 30.5)}}\) (asimptote \(29,379.2\))

Dead

Start date 2020-03-05 (1st day with 0.1 dead per million)

Latest number $1,823$ on 2020-05-08

Best fit exponential: \(187 \times 10^{0.017t}\) (doubling rate \(18.0\) days)
Best fit sigmoid: \(\dfrac{1,813.1}{1 + 10^{-0.060 (t - 36.0)}}\) (asimptote \(1,813.1\))

Active

Start date 2020-02-29 (1st day with 1 active per million)

Latest number $2,284$ on 2020-05-08